Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farhaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑr.xɑz/

Noun

*farhaz m

pig, piglet

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *farhaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*farhaz	farhōz, farhōs
vocative	*farh	farhōz, farhōs
accusative	*farhą	*farhanz
genitive	farhas, farhis	*farhǫ̂
dative	*farhai	*farhamaz
instrumental	*farhō	*farhamiz

Descendants

Old English: fōr, fearh
- Middle English: *farwe, *farh, *farȝe (attested only in plural form faren)
  - English: farrow
  - Scots: ferrae, ferry, farry
Old Frisian: *farch
- Saterland Frisian: Faarich
Old Saxon: for, *farh
- Middle Low German: var, vare, vôr, ferch, verk
- ⇒ Old Saxon: *farkīn (diminutive)
  - Middle Low German: verken, varken
    - Low German: Farken
Old Dutch: *far, *fare
- Middle Dutch: *var
  - Dutch: var (rare)
- ⇒ Old Dutch: farkīn, ferkīn (diminutive)
  - Middle Dutch: verkin, varekin, varkin
    - Dutch: varken
Old High German: farah
- Middle High German: varch
- ⇒ Old High German: farhīli, farheli (diminutive)
  - Middle High German: verkel, verhel
    - Alemannic German: Färli
    - German: Ferkel
    - Luxembourgish: Fierkel
Old Norse: *farr
- Old Swedish: *far
  - ⇒ Old Swedish: fargalter
    - Swedish: fargalt
- Westrobothnian: fɑrg

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